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Litter of cheetah cubs born at Virginia Smithsonian facility 04/08/2020 08:39pm • If you've worked your way through Tiger King and need some positive exotic cat news: A cheetah at a Virginia Smithsonian facility just became a first-time mom. Echo, a 5-year-old female cheetah at the Smithsonian's Conservation Biology Institute, or SCBI, in Front Royal, started having contractio Trader Joe's on 14th Street NW in DC temporarily closes due to COVID-19 04/08/2020 07:36pm • People wait in a line to get into a Trader Joe's on 14th Street NW on April 1, 2020 in Washington, D.C. (Getty Images/Drew Angerer) The Trader Joe's grocery store in D.C.'s U Street corridor is temporarily closed after an employee tested positive for COVID-19, the company announced Wednesday. How a checklist of daily routines can help you cope with coronavirus anxiety 04/08/2020 07:14pm • It might feel good to sit around in your pajamas for a few days when self-isolating at home, but a Virginia mental health expert warns that over time it will begin to turn sour. She is encouraging people to stick to daily routines during the coronavirus pandemic. "Humans really crave routine. We 'Out the window': Maryland minor league teams benched by coronavirus 04/08/2020 02:05pm • The Bowie Baysox play in a 2015 photo. (WTOP/Joan Jones) The coronavirus hit when area minor league baseball teams saw their season arrive in the on-deck circle. Right now they can't do anything more than wait and hope for the best with everyone else. The virus hit at a time when baseball was Lawmakers to FEMA: DC area needs medical supplies now to fight coronavirus 04/08/2020 12:55pm • FILE - In this March 24, 2020, file photo stacks of medical supplies are housed at the Jacob Javits Center, which became a temporary hospital in response to the COVID-19 outbreak in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File) A dozen members of Congress from D.C., Virginia and Maryland on Wednesda Gaithersburg’s Novavax sees early success with COVID-19 vaccine 04/08/2020 09:59am • Gaithersburg, Maryland-based biotech Novavax Inc. reports early success with its experimental coronavirus vaccine, and has accelerated its timetable for human trials. Its vaccine candidate, NVX-CoV2373, was shown to be highly immunogenic in animal models for antibodies that block the binding of t 'Rumor has it': Maryland moves to inoculate against false coronavirus rumors 04/08/2020 09:12am • Social media feeds and word-of-mouth have spread lots of rumors related to the coronavirus in recent weeks. In many cases, they simply aren’t true. For example, the National Guard is not going to take over Baltimore and declare martial law. And Maryland State Police won’t pull you over jus Federal judge seeks quick action in DC jails coronavirus lawsuit 04/08/2020 07:02am • A federal judge said she wants an independent evaluator to inspect conditions within D.C jails, to determine if sufficient steps are being taken to attempt to stem the spread of the coronavirus. In an emergency hearing, conducted by teleconference, U.S. District Court Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly Maryland to join DC and Va. in offering racial data on coronavirus 04/08/2020 05:12am • Virginia and D.C. have been offering a detailed racial breakdown of their coronavirus cases, and now Maryland will be doing that as well. Gov. Larry Hogan said Tuesday that the state health department will post the information on its website by the end of the week. The breakdown will be updated d Tidal Basin road closures lifted 04/07/2020 08:55pm • The road closures that were put in place last month to deter crowding and allow for social distancing along the Tidal Basin in D.C. have been lifted. With cherry blossom peak season over, the traffic control measures were gone as of Monday morning, National Park Service spokesman Mike Litterst sa Coronavirus update: Hogan says local health boards can close 'unsafe' Md. businesses; Baltimore-DC area an 'emerging hot spot' 04/07/2020 06:00pm • Visitors walk on the Lincoln Memorial steps near a sign encouraging coronavirus protection measures in Washington, Wednesday, March 25, 2020. Officials have urged Washington residents to stay home to contain the spread of the coronavirus. AP/Patrick Semansky The latest Maryland Gov. Larry Hog Montgomery County could make face masks mandatory for businesses 04/07/2020 05:50pm • Forty thousand cloth masks manufactured locally by Custom Ink of Fairfax, Virginia, are expected to be delivered Wednesday to Montgomery County, Maryland, for its employees. And the County Council is now considering a requirement that workers in private businesses wear facial masks to help slow t How zookeepers at DC's National Zoo are navigating the pandemic 04/07/2020 03:40pm • The empty entrance of the Smithsonian's National Zoo is seen, Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019, in Washington. (AP/Carolyn Kaster) Things are far from normal at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in D.C. as zookeepers there can't practice social distancing while doing their jobs. So far, no employees or anim Health Secretary: Maryland has leased ice rinks for possible makeshift morgues 04/07/2020 12:46pm • EDITOR'S NOTE: This story has been updated to reflect comments from the governor's office. This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. The state of Maryland has leased two ice skati As coronavirus spreads, organizations across the region seek volunteers 04/07/2020 11:20am • The YMCA of Metropolitan Washington has volunteer opportunities. (Courtesy YMCA of Metropolitan Washington) As the number of coronavirus cases in the D.C. area continues to increase, several organizations are looking for volunteers to ensure vulnerable people throughout local communities are abl